Senior Change Manager Contract Role in Government Program
For Senior Change Manager, Change Consultant to enable strategic transformation and business modernization within a prominent government agency.
A full-time contract role within a high-impact, collaborative team environment.
About the Senior Change Manager role
* Requires: Demonstrated expertise in change management, stakeholder engagement, and journey mapping tools as the Senior Change Manager. BASELINE Security Clearance, Australian CItizenship
* Salary guide: $90 to $145 per hour.
* Location: Australian Capital Territory and surrounding regions.
What the Senior Change Manager will do each day
* Lead planning, coordination, and execution of change initiatives supporting program deliverables.
* Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to develop fit-for-purpose change materials, communications, and training resources.
* Create detailed journey maps and experience blueprints defining current to future state transitions.
* Facilitate adoption of new workflows and systems to embed sustainable organizational change.
* Serve as a liaison between program value streams and business units ensuring alignment on change goals.
* Apply modern design-led change tools including Figma, Miro, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
Why this Senior Change Manager role stands out?
This Senior Change Manager role is central to delivering a nationally significant program aimed at modernizing critical systems and service delivery. As part of a high-performing and collaborative Indigo Change Management Team, the successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to influence transformational change across the agency while working with modern UX-oriented change design techniques. The role's structure supports hybrid working arrangements with flexibility for candidates located in Canberra, Brisbane, or Melbourne. Additionally, the role offers a meaningful challenge within a complex multi-stream initiative featuring diversified stakeholder engagement, robust change management frameworks, and a clear remit to build sustainable capability in organizational change.
Rate Guidance
$90–$115 + super for change comms without Baseline
$115–$135/hour = good, market-aligned for Baseline / EL1-equivalent
$135–$145/hour = strong candidate / niche "design-led change" skillset
So for Baseline EL1-equivalent Change Manager, $125–$1135/hour is the sweet spot, with $145/hour as a practical ceiling for an overqualified candidate.
Your next employer is a government agency committed to inclusive service delivery and continual improvement, focusing on ethical standards, accountability, and stewardship. This environment offers a culture of trust and collaboration, supporting professional growth for the Senior Change Manager within a strategic, forward-looking transformation program.
What you need to succeed as a Senior Change Manager
* Proven expertise in organizational change management and stakeholder engagement.
* Skilled in the use of journey mapping, experience blueprinting, and design-led change tools such as Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Cloud.
* Strong communication and relationship-building capabilities to engage with diverse teams.
* Must hold or be able to obtain an active Baseline security clearance.
* Australian Citizenship mandatory.
Job benefits for Senior Change Manager include
* Hybrid working arrangements supporting work-life balance with locations across ACT, QLD, and VIC.
* Access to cutting-edge design-led change management tools.
* Opportunity to contribute to nationally significant strategic transformation efforts.
* Supportive and collaborative team culture focused on inclusion and high performance.
* Long-term contract stability aligned with critical program delivery timelines.
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